View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Papa do to Lark's mashed potatoes?
(a) Pours milk on them.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Pours salt on them.
(d) Uses his fork to break the dam she's built.

2. In the letter Lark finds in the Hobo Jungle, to whom is Earl Samson writing?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Bill.
(c) Willie.
(d) Mr. Johnson.

3. What kind of soup does Mr. Wendell give Lark?
(a) Chicken noodle.
(b) Tomato.
(c) Beef.
(d) Turtle.

4. Where is Aunt Betty when Lark and Mama arrive at her house?
(a) On the couch.
(b) At her mother's.
(c) In bed.
(d) In the front yard.

5. What does Lark have in her hand after the train leaves the station?
(a) A hanky and her ticket.
(b) A doll and a clean sweater.
(c) A sandwich and a soda.
(d) Her sin notebook and her bedtime book.

6. What does Papa say about the group of ladies Mama spends time with?
(a) He calls them cackling hens.
(b) He says they shouldn't get together.
(c) He says they are all very pretty.
(d) He calls them old geese.

7. Where does Papa take Lark to spank her?
(a) In the depot office.
(b) In back of the depot.
(c) The cemetery.
(d) In the bedroom.

8. What is the errand on which Mr. McPhee takes Lark?
(a) Delivering freight brought to town by the train.
(b) Delivering pastries cooked by a local woman.
(c) Delivering mail from the mail truck.
(d) Delivering groceries from the store.

9. What is hanging on the wall over Lark's crib?
(a) A picture of Lark as a baby.
(b) A picture of Jesus.
(c) A banjo clock.
(d) A wedding picture of Lark's parents.

10. What is the name of Mrs. Grubb's dog?
(a) Fido.
(b) Rover.
(c) Baby.
(d) Fluffy.

11. What is the baby's name?
(a) Martha Lark.
(b) Matilda Ann.
(c) Majorie Lark.
(d) Marjorie Ann.

12. What is Papa doing as the story opens?
(a) Drawing house plans.
(b) Reading the paper.
(c) Playing poker.
(d) Working .

13. What game do Lark and her mother play while her mother is cooking supper?
(a) Lady Caller.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Twenty Questions.
(d) I Spy.

14. What kind of trees are in the front yard at Grandma and Grandpa's house?
(a) Apple.
(b) Walnut.
(c) Oak.
(d) Cherry.

15. What kind of ice cream does Papa buy for Lark?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Rocky Road.
(c) Strawberry.
(d) Vanilla.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Beverly wearing when she first sits down by Lark?

2. Where does Hilly serve after he joins the military?

3. What does Mama say she wants to occur by next year?

4. Why does Mama say Grandma Browning can't stay with Aunt Betty?

5. How much money does Papa say he lost?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 481 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample